Disposable vapes are indefensible. Many, or maybe most, of them contain rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but manufacturers prefer to sell new ones. More than 260 million vape batteries are ...

The next five years will hurt disposable income and wages will stagnate further following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget, an influential thinktank has said. Household disposable income ...

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The UK government has officially introduced legislation to ban the sale of single-use disposable vapes in England, Scotland, and Wales, effective from June 1, 2025. This decisive action is part of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from next summer as part of a drive to protect ...